Reduced dynamic range of antiviral innate immune responses in aging
Molony RD, Malawista A, Montgomery RR. Reduced dynamic range of antiviral innate immune responses in aging. Experimental Gerontology 2017, 107: 130-135. PMID: 28822811, PMCID: PMC5815956, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune responseImmune responseAntiviral innate immune responseKey pattern recognition receptorsAltered cytokine responsePattern recognition receptorsAntiviral interferon responseAge-related changesInflammatory mediatorsCytokine responsesChronic inflammationImmune functionNotable impairmentViral infectionInnate immunityRecognition receptorsInterferon responseProgressive declineViral pathogensAverage life spanResponseWorldwide populationParadoxical stateLife spanInflammation